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beta-adjacent · 1 year ago

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I am extremely underqualified to talk about real, professional dupes, so I’m handing this one to the beloved legion of scent scholars that tend to interact with these posts (you know who you are and I adore you)!!

…..Buttttt, if you wanted some very un-professional dupes, I did a bit of Googling!

Cherry and almond extract do exist, and they are less than 15 bucks! I feel like I’ve seen people do little dabs of vanilla extract on their wrists before, so maybe this is actually a realistic solution?

Apple seeds, weirdly enough, have about 2mg of benzaldehyde in them! So uh, eat a fuck ton of apples!!

Fun fact: most ink in modern ballpoint pens use a solution with benzaldehyde in it (benzyl alcohol actually but close enough)! If there's anytime to get into calligraphy, I guess it's now!!

And, of course, if you're looking for the most DIY option possible and are an extremely qualified scientist, there are several videos online are dedicated to making benzaldehyde!

In all seriousness, I am so happy you found a scent you're happy with!!!! Thank you for reaching out, and wish you the best of luck in any perfume/dupe-shopping you may be doing in the future!!!

#I learned yesterday that I am (in fact) obsessed with benzaldehyde #like my favorite fruit is cherries and i love eating apple seeds raw and my favorite pen has this really sweet smelling ink #and i had NO IDEA that there was a common factor between all 3 until legit 24 hours ago #so uhhhh thank you for inadvertently opening my eyes? I may or may not also be saving up for that tom ford now #black widow anon #miscecanis scents #anon ask #ask

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